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Greeno, James G.; Johnson, Walter – 1985
The relation of knowledge for solving problems to understanding of general principles in a subject-matter domain is discussed. Theoretical representations, called "conceptual competence," are presented to represent principles that are believed to be understood implicitly by individuals. Implications for problem-solving procedures can be…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education

Davidson, Patricia S.; And Others – 1985
The Education Technology Center (ETC) Fractions Group works to investigate well-documented difficulties that children have in understanding fractions. A central assumption underlying this group's inquiry is that students' difficulties in manipulating fractions arise from their lack of understanding about the nature of fractions. In order to learn…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary School Mathematics

Saxe, Geoffrey B. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1999
Presents a developmental framework for the study of culture and cognition in which cultural practice is a key organizing construct. Argues that systematic analysis of either cultural change or cognitive development requires that they be understood relative to one another in a single integrative treatment. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes